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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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